Fly Pollination of Kettle Trap Flowers of <i>Riocreuxia</i> <i>torulosa</i> (Ceropegieae-Anisotominae): A Generalized System of Floral Deception

Fly Pollination of Kettle Trap Flowers of <i>Riocreuxia</i> <i>torulosa</i> (Ceropegieae-Anisotominae): A Generalized System of Floral Deception

Elaborated kettle trap flowers to temporarily detain pollinators evolved independently in several angiosperm lineages. Intensive research on species of <i>Aristolochia</i> and <i>Ceropegia</i> recently illuminated how these specialized trap flowers attract particular pollinat...

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Main Authors: Annemarie Heiduk, Ulrich Meve, Frank Menzel, Jean-Paul Haenni, Michael von Tschirnhaus, Stefan Dötterl, Steven D. Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Plants
Subjects:
Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae
electroantennography
<i>Ceropegia</i>
flower scent
fly pollination
gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/8/1564

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